Month: February 2021

By Yusuf Abdulkadir Traders of Perishable goods and cattle dealers from Kwara State have appealed for Federal’s intervention over the blockage of the access road to the southern and north Central parts of the country by the Nothern Concensus Movement. They expressed frustration at the blockage the toll gate for the past three days and…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board(JAMB) and tertiary institutions have reached agreement to end admissions for the 2020/2021 Academic session by 15th June, 2021. The decision was collectively taken at a virtual meeting attended by heads of trtiary institutions last week. JAMB’s Head of Information, Dr Fabian Benjamin, disclosed this in a statement made available…

Kano State Government has fixed a debate between Sheikh Abduljabbar Nasiru Kabara and other Islamic Clerics for March,7th. The State Commissioner for Information, Malam Mohammed Garba confirmed this in an interview with the BBC Hausa Service, on Sunday. Reports have it that the state governor, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje decided to organise a debate between the…

Second former aide, Charlotte Bennett has come forward with accusations of sexual harassment against New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. Bennett, a health policy adviser to Mr Cuomo until November, told The New York Times that he had harassed her last year. Mr Cuomo has denied any inappropriate behaviour and ordered an independent inquiry into the…

Less than 12 hours after the release of students and staff of Government Science College Kagara and their arrival in Minna this morning, bandits have launched a fresh attack on Kagara and some neighbouring villages, killing four people and kidnapping 25 others including a Chief Imam. A community leader in Kagara, Musa Kwabe, said eight…

Kano State Government has ordered the closure of some tertiary institutions in the State with immediate effect. The State Commissioner for Higher Education, Dr Mariya Mahmoud Bunkure announced this in a statement on Saturday. Earlier on Friday, the government ordered the closure of 12 boarding secondary schools in the outskirt of the metropolis over increasing…

Kwara State Government has released the cutoffs for the ongoing teachers’ recruitment exercise at the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) and the Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM). A total of 40,652 applicants sat the recent examination for the two categories. The cutoff for SUBEB is 50% for Kwara indigenes from across the 16 local government…

Atiku Support Organisation has condemned the continued intimidation and arrest of Nigerian youths for voicing out against insecurity in the country calling on President Muhammadu Buhari and the nation’s security apparatuses to focus their strengths on fighting banditry and terrorism. The statement reads: The Atiku Support Organisation observed with great displeasure the continued intimidation, arrest,…

President Muhammadu Buhari has welcomed the release of the abducted students of Government Science College, Kagara, Niger State. The president, in a statement by his spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, on Saturday, commended the nation’s security and intelligence agencies and the government of Niger state for their responses in securing the release. “We are happy they…

Latest events have proved that neither Gumi’s intervention nor military deployment can be a solution to our escalating security and economic crisis. No solution, in my view, can work until the undeniable drift in equality is addressed. Government, as a matter of urgency should think and act on the followings: Reverse the trend towards inequality…

The National President of the Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union (IEDPU),Alhaji Aliyu Otta Uthman, fsi,has urged parties to the recent controversy surrounding the wearing of Hijab in some secondary schools in Ilorin to allow peace to prevail by conforming themselves with the decision of the Kwara State Government. Alhaji Uthman stated this in a statement…

The Department of State Services, DSS, has denied reports that it attempted to arrest the Yoruba activist, Sunday Igboho, in Oyo State. The DSS Public Relations Officer, Dr Peter Afunanya, in a statement on Friday described the report as fake news. Mr Afunanya statement reads: “The Department of State Services wishes to refute the news…

Suspected bandits have abducted over 300 girls in Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe, Zamfara state. Detail is still sketchy. A resident however confirmed the development to newsmen, Friday morning, noting that the abducted schoolgirls were about 300 in number. Details loading….

Sequel to recent developments in our state over the status of the hijaab in public/grant-aided schools, the state government has consulted widely with thought leaders and leaders of both Muslim and Christian communities with a view to clarifying issues and reaching a consensus. The last of such meetings was held on Wednesday February 24, presided…

Microsoft founder Bill Gates has not invested in Bitcoin, he said in a live chat on the social network Clubhouse. Mr Gates told host Andrew Sorkin that he preferred to invest in companies “that make products”, citing malaria and measles vaccines as examples. The billionaire said he did not choose his investments on the basis…

Muslim women have been enjoined to observe inner and outer modesty and refrain from behaviors that could tarnish their characters and portray them as disobedient Servants. This admonition was delivered by Dr. Hasanat Abubakar Hameed of Arabic department, University of Ilorin while featuring on a programme on Radio Nigeria,Harmony FM, Idofian. The University don explained…

A top commander of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP), a renowned terrorist group in West African Sub-region, Ba’ana Okocha has been mistakenly killed by snipers linked to the terrorist group. Okocha had claimed responsibility for coordinating the recent attack on Nigerian troops in Marte Local Government Area in Northeastern Borno state, Nigeria….

Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has appealed to all arms-bearing herders to lay down their arms, particularly the AK-47 in lieu of the various security challenges in the country. The governor made the appeal, Wednesday, at the official launch of the 2021 Annual Livestock Vaccination Campaign at Galambi cattle ranch in the state. Governor Bala…

The senate has confirmed the appointment of Abdulrasheed Bawa as the substantive chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The upper legislative chamber confirmed Bawa after screening him for over two hours on Tuesday. Lately, President Muhammadu Buhari nominated Bawa as EFCC chairman and asked the upper legislative chamber to confirm him. Bawa,…

The founder of Gbenga Power Foundation, Honorable Gbenga Oyekunle has commiserated with the entire people of Ajaise-Ipo and indeed Kwara state over the demise of the Olupo of Ajase-Ipo, Oba Sikiru Atanda Woleola II. In a condolence message personally signed by the philanthropist, he described the death of the monarch who was also the Chairman,…

A Professor of Pragmatics and Applied Linguistics and former Director of the Centre for Peace and Strategic Studies of the University of Ilorin, Professor Mahfouz Adedimeji, has been appointed as the pioneer Vice Chancellor of newly accredited Ahman Pategi University. The Pro-Chancellor and Chairman Council of Ahman Pategi University, Hon Aliyu Ahman Pategi, who presented…

Amid the security challenges ravaging the country and the seeming helplessness of the Chief Security Officers of each state of the federation, the Special Assistant on Security to the Kwara State Governor, Hon. Moshood Gobir, has described Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq as the most proactive governor on security matters in the North central Nigeria. In a…

The Senate today confirms, Rtd Chief of Army Staff; General Tukur Buratai, General Abayomi Olonisakin; Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok Ete Ibas; Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar and former Chief of Defence Intelligence, Air Vice Marshall Muhammad Usman as Ambassadors. The confirmation followed the consideration of the report of the…

ASSALAMU ALAIKUM This is to inform the general public that the 35th National Qur’anic Musabaqa (Kano 2021) organized by Center for Islamic Studies of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto which earlier scheduled for 26th Febuary, 2021 as commencement date has now been shifted to 19th next month March 2021. This was announced by Director Center for…

Qualifying examination for applicants for teaching jobs under the Kwara State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) and the Kwara State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) commenced on Monday across all the 16 designated centres in the state, with the applicants and top academics applauding the government for giving everyone a level playing ground. Some of the…

A coalition of 44 civil society organizations, CSOs, have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to step aside or face impeachment by the National Assembly if he is no longer capable of fostering the security and welfare of the Nigerian people. They made the call at an emergency civil society joint action press briefing on the…

Former Governor of Kwara State Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has commiserated with Ajasse Ipo’s people over the death of His Royal Highness Oba Sikiru Atanda Woleola, the Olupo of Ajase Ipo and Chairman, Igbomina-Ekiti Traditional Council, who passed on Sunday. In a Twitter condolence, Alhaji Ahmed described the Olupo’s demise as a ‘painful personal loss’ owing…

The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Right Honourable Yakubu Danladi-Salihu has described the death of Olupo Ajase-Ipo, His Royal Majesty, Oba Sikiru Atanda Oladotun Sanni, Ilufemiloye Woleola II as a great loss. Rt Honourable Danladi-Salihu in a condolence message noted that the the first class monarch and Chairman of the Igbomina Traditional Council was a great…

The Olupo of Ajase-Ipo, His Royal Majesty, Oba Sikiru Atanda Oladotun Sanni Ilufemiloye Woleola II, is dead. Reports have it that the monarch died around 11.30pm on Sunday after a brief illness. Late Oba Woleola spent 12 years on the throne having ascended the throne as the 15th Olupo of Ajase-Ipo.  He was also the…

The 10 grant-aided schools in Ilorin, the capital of Kwara State, are to remain shut pending announcement of the state government’s position on the use of the Muslim head covering (hijab) in the schools. “This is to avert any breakdown of law and order while the government concludes consultations with relevant stakeholders. Members of the…

Senator Rochas Okorocha has been arrested after he reopened the Royal Palm Estate sealed by the State Governor, Hope Uzodimma Okorocha who was accompanied by his son-in-law, Uche Nwosu, broke the keys to recover the estate belonging to his wife, Nkechi. Imo State Government on Friday had recovered the Royal Palm Estate along Akachi road….

An Airplane has crashed in Abuja . According to an eye withess @imoleayomichael; the pilot is a hero! The aircraft should have crashed into the residential area but we watched him maneuver into a free bush to crash. Meanwhile Alhaji Hadi Sirika, Minister of Aviation has confirmed the incidence. He said in his micro blog…

The Special Assistant to Delta State Governor on Youth Development, Comrade Okiemute Sowho has been reportedly killed by unknown gunmen. He was gun down, Saturday evening, along Crudas axis by Akintola Road, Sapele, Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State. Sources said the killing might have been carried out by assassins as nothing was stolen…

Sultan: Boko Haram Members Are Turning To Bandits The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI), Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar 111, has hinted that Boko Haram insurgents have eventually transform themselves into armed bandits and kidnappers. He, therefore, charged the Federal Government to live to its responsibility of securing the lives of…

Kwara State Government has directed immediate temporary closure of some grant-aided schools in Ilorin, the state capital, pending resolution of the hijaab question in the schools. The affected schools are: 1. C&S College Sabo Oke 2. ST. Anthony College, Offa Road 3. ECWA School, Oja Iya 4. Surulere Baptist Secondary School 5. Bishop Smith Secondary…

The immediate past Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Abdullahi Dikko, has been reported dead. Reports says he died after a protracted illness. Dikko an Indigene of  Katsina State led the NCS from 2009 to 2015.  

President Buhari Appoints Audi, Nababa as NSCDC, NCoS Bosses President Muhammadu Buhari GCFR has approved the appointment of Ahmed Abubakar Audi PhD, mni as the new Commandant-General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) following the retirement from service of Abdullahi Gana Muhammadu. Ahmed Audi, emerged the top best candidate out of those…

Amidst ethnic profiling in Southern Nigeria, one of 16 highest ranking kings in Ekiti State and Attah of Aiyede Kingdom, Oba Alhaji Abdulmumini Adebayo Orishagbemi, is set to install a Fulani man as one of his chiefs. This hint, by his Media and Publicity Consultant, Prince Bashir Adefaka, was dropped on Thursday in Lagos with…

By Abdullah Ahmed All Nigeria Confederation of Principals of Secondary Schools, ANCOPSS, Kwara State Chapter has commended the State Government over its proposed recruitment of more teachers even as it also calls for school mergers for better service delivery. The Kwara State ANCOPSS President, Alhaji Toyin Abdullahi gave the commendation during their monthly State Executive…

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has summoned a stakeholders’ meeting involving key Muslim and Christian leaders in the state to deliberate on interfaith peaceful coexistence and resolve issues on the use of Muslim head coverings, among other things, in public schools. The meeting is scheduled for Thursday at 10.a.m. at the office of the Deputy…

The Senate on Wednesday, has charged President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a state of emergency on insecurity across Nigeria. The call was made in response to the abduction of several students and staff of Government Science Secondary School, Kagara, in Niger State. It was learnt that the lawmakers adopted the resolution following a motion by…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has exonerated its new Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa, from allegations of corruption. Just few hours after President Muhammadu Buhari appointed him as the EFCC chairman on Tuesday, there were reports of his involvement in corruption. But the commission has came up with a defence, saying he has no corruption record….

Niger state government has ordered the immediate closure of all boarding schools in Rafi, Munya, Shiroro and Mariga Local Government Areas of the State. The State Governor, Sanni Bello took the decision following the abduction of some students of the Government Science College (GSC) Kagara, Niger State. Security agencies have been able to detect the…

Scores of bandits have attacked students at Government Science College (GSC) Kagara, in Niger state, and were abducted, Tuesday night. It was learnt that the armed men came in military uniform, in a bid to disguise themselves. They overpowered the security guards attached to the School where over a thousand student reside, before whisking many…

The Kwara State Governor, AbdulRazaq AbdulRahman has assured the Handball Federation of Nigeria of the state government’s support in the forthcoming handball competition billed to hold in Kwara State. Representing the Governor, the Deputy Governor, Mr Kayode Alabi, said this on Tuesday while receiving representatives of the Handball Federation of Nigeria in his office. He…

A 46-year-old man, Sobola Olatunji, has been arrested by operatives of Ogun State Police Command for stabbing his wife to death on suspicion of her unfaithfulness. Olatunji was arrested following a complaint by his wife’s father, one Alhaji Ambali Yinusa who reported at Owode-Egba divisional headquarters that his son-in-law Sobola Olatunji had a misunderstanding with…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday has requested the Senate to confirm Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa as substantive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Mr Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, confirmed this development in a statement in Abuja. In a letter to President of the Senate, Ahmad…

The Presidency has called on the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) to publish the names of Fulani herdsmen undergoing trials in various states of the Federation. President, Muhammadu Buhari, who is also of the Fulani ethnic group, is not complicit in the herdsmen crisis rocking many parts of the nation. Senior Special Assistant to the President…

On behalf of the Federal Government and all Nigerians, President Muhammadu Buhari warmly felicitates with former Minister of Finance and Economy, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on her election as Director General of the World Trade Organisation, bringing joy and more honour to the country. As the Harvard-educated and renowned economist takes up another onerous task of…

Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu has mourned the death of Hajia Amina Iyakobi Abdulkadir-Muhammad. Engineer Danladi-Salihu in his condolence message described the death of nanogenarian a great loss to the Emir, Abdulkadir-Muhammad family and the entire Emirate stressing that her demise would be greatly missed. “Indeed from Allah…

Nigerian comedian, Debo Adebayo popularly known as Mr Macaroni, has revealed how policemen told him and other arrested protesters that they would have killed them if Saturday’s protest at Lekki Toll Gate took place at night. Mr Macaroni was arrested alongside 39 other #OccupyLekkiTollGate protesters in the early hours of Saturday over their involvement in…

The Northern Youth Consultative Initiative (NYCI) has called on the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde to identify and prosecute those involved in the crisis at Shasha Market Area, Ibadan and prosecute. This according to them will serve as a deterence to others conceiving the same idea. Convener of NYCI, Amb Bappare Mohammed,  made the call…

New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has ordered the country’s biggest city Auckland to go into lockdown after the discovery of three new local cases of Covid-19. The measures will last three days and require residents to stay at home. Ms Ardern said the country was going “hard and early” after the cases were identified….

The National Chairman of Christian Association of Nigeria (Youth Wing), Belusochukwu Enwere has called on Nigerian youths to reunite the country during the Valentine Day celebration, rather than indulging in immorality, illicit sexual intercourse and vices. According to him, youths should “celebrate with sense”, warning that Valentine day celebration should not be turned to a…

By Lanre Omotosho Governments at all levels have been advised to put modalities in place for establishment of ranches to eradicate clashes between farmers and herders in the country. A Professor of Animal Science, University of Ilorin, Moshood Belewu gave the advice in an exclusive interview with correspondent Lanre Omotoso. Professor Belewu said that ranching,…

The Emir of Zazzau Alhaji Ahmed Nuhu Bamali has appointed AbdulRahaman Nuhu Bayero of Radio Nigeria Headquarters as the new Dan Iyyan Zazzau. In a letter signed by the Secretary of the etmirate and Sarkin Fulanin Zazzau, Alhaji Barau Musa Aliyu,the date of the coronation will be announced by the coronation committee which will take…

No doubt, talks about Abdul Jabbar Nasiru Kabara dominate most discussions in Muslim circles in recent days—not only in the North—all over Nigeria and even beyond. Hitherto, not many people knew Abdul Jabbar across the country, nor were they familiar with his religious activities and ideology. But it is said that ‘differ and be known’….

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) will on February 15 arraign former governor of Imo state, Ikedi Ohakim before justice Taiwo Taiwo of the federal high court, Maitama over alleged harassment of a lady known as Chinyere Amuchinwa. The former Governor is to be arraigned alongside one Chinedu Okpareke , on a five-count charge bordering on…

The Executive Governor of Kwara State Mallam Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq had approved the absorption of the staff of the defunct Kwara Express into the service of the Kwara State Road Traffic Management Authority, (KWARTMA). The personnel totaling seventy three (73) were directed to report at KWARTMA Headquarters for resumption of work with immediate effect. The Kwara…

The death of an ex-Honourable Commissioner and Member of the Kwara State Executive Council during the military era, Dr.Mohammed Ndakogi Haruna,has been described as a huge loss to Kwara State,Nupe nation and humanity at large. The National President of the Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union (IEDPU),Alhaji Aliyu Otta Uthman, fsi,stated this in a condolence message…

Former Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki has extend condolence to the family of Alhaji Lateef Jakande over the death of their Patriarch. Senator Saraki described Alhaji Jakande as an extraordinarily hardworking and visionary leader whose achievements as the first civilian governor of Lagos State are still being felt by the people and whose work as…

The Federal Government has warned Nigerians against participating in any protest to block the toll gate. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alh. Lai Mohammed gave the warning in Abuja against the decision to renew protest at Lekki Toll Gate come Saturday. The Minister said: “However, any further resort to violence in the name of…

The people of Tsaragi Emirate in Kwara State were yesterday shocked with the demise of Walin Tsaragi, Dr Muhammed Ndakogi Haruna, the proprietor of Markazul Rahmatullahi Litahafizul Quran, Tanke, Ilorin, Kwara State. Dr Muhammed Haruna died during a brief illness. A statement by family of the deceased says the janaza prayer will hold by 4pm…

Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has refuted wide spread speculations that he’s dumped the PDP for APC. Fani-Kayode, Wednesday, said that he’s still a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and he can never join the Fulani herdsmen party, referring to the APC. Fani-Kayode stated this despite confirmation by Kogi Governor Yahaya Bello that…

A Magistrate Court In Ikoyi has remanded Nigerian singer, Sanni Wasiu, popularly known as Lil frosh, at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre, over an alleged assault on his girlfriend. Recall that Gift Camille, girlfriend of the singer, in a statement released via her social media account, accused Frosh of battering her. Camille narrated how the singer…

By Lanre Omotosho As the world celebrates pulses day, farmers have been enjoined to plant pulses so as to regain the lost nutrients back to their soil. Proprietor, Atom College of Fisheries and Agriculture Technology, Irra, Oyun Local Government of Kwara State, Comrade Olawale Ajibola gave the advice in an exclusive interview with correspondent Lanre…

The Former Caretaker Chairman of Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State, Haruna Musa Mota, has been arrested on a five-count charge by the police. The charges which include among others, criminal breach of trust; inciting disturbance; aiding and abetment of armed robbery; kidnapping and terrorism, were presented before the Chief Magistrate Court, Tuesday. Mota…

The member elect representing Ilorin South Constituency, Jimoh Agboola of the People’s Democratic Party has been sworn-in. Mr Agboola was sworn-in today at the Kwara State House of Assembly chamber by the Speaker, Engineer Yakubu Danladi-Salihu In a brief address, Engineer Yakubu Danladi-Salihu pointed out that that swearing-in of the new member was as a…

Brigadier-General Mohammed Yerima has been appointed as the new Director of Public Relations, Nigeria Army. Yerima takes over from Brigadier General Sagir Musa who has been redeployed. Brigadier-General Mohammed Yerima, a one-time director Defence Information was until his appointment, the deputy director reserve at the Defence Headquarters (DHQ). Brigadier General Mohammed Yarima is member of…

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, has said that plans are ongoing by the Federal Government to begin oil exploration in the northeast. He stated this during a recent interview on Channels Television’s Newsnight in Abuja, which was aired on Monday. “I have said it a few times that we have found…

The Federal Government has commenced plans to replace the Bank Verification Numbers (BVN) with the National Identity Numbers (NIN). The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy Dr. Isa Ali Pantami, who disclosed this to newsmen shortly after a tour of telecoms operators and NIN licences in Abuja, said President Muhammadu Buhari has been briefed on…

A former chairman of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Imo State, Ndionyema Nwankwo has been reported to be gruesomely murdered in his office at School Road, Owerri on Saturday. Although, a lot of uncertainty still surround his death, but a statement released by the Secretary of NBA, Chinedu Agu, revealed that the late lawyer had…

Kano State Government says it will organize nikosh, an Islamic debate between Sheikh Abduljabbar Kabara and other Islamic scholars in the state. This was contained in a statement issued by Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Abba Anwar, Sunday. Governor Abdullahi Ganduje had last week ordered the closure of Abdul-Jabbar Sheikh Nasiru Kabara mosque and…

The need to develop selfless spirit and work for human capital development has been stressed. This was the focal point of the speech delivered by Khalifat Ajongolo Alhaji M. B. Olohuun Dare immediately after a prayer organized by Ajongolo family in Ilorin to honour their sons, Professor O. Y Abdul hameed who was recently elevated…

Federal Government has reaffirmed Commitment to continuously improve the welfare of IDPs across the country. Director General, National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, AVM Muhammadu Muhammad (rtd) made this known at the end of the monthly distribution of food items for January 2021 at Teachers Village camp. Represented by Head of Borno state Food Distribution Team,…

Osun State Governor Gboyega Oyetola has declared a 24-hour curfew in Irepodun and Orolu Local Government Areas of the State, following the violence that broke out between Ilobu and Erin-Osun communities on Saturday. The declaration was done to douse tension in the troubled area. In a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government,…

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says it will soon commence the enforcement of a uniform colour for school buses in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Gora Wobin, the FRSC, FCT Sector Commander, disclosed this on Saturday in Abuja, during a stakeholders town hall meeting with school proprietors. The town hall meeting was organised by…

The Kano State government says it has arrested 500 beggars for allegedly violating the law that bans street begging in the state. The State’s Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Dr Zahra’u Muhammad-Umar, made the disclosure while repatriating the beggars in Kano on Friday. Muhammad-Umar said that the beggars were arrested in Kano metropolis…

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has approved the appointment of board members for seven government parastatals in the state. The boards are the Kwara Road Maintenance Agency; Kwara Signage Agency; Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Programme (RUWASSA); Rural Electrification; College of Arabic and Islamic Legal Studies (CAILS); Kwara Environmental Agency (KWEPA); and the Arts and…

It has been some 24 hours after my purported ‘sack’ was first broken and announced online, first by a blog owned by the Special Assistant on New Media to Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq (Fidelinfo.com), at around 8am of Thursday, 4th February, 2021. I’ve tarried all day to be sure that I was truly sacked by my…

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has said that the apology tendered by popular Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Adeyemo, aka Sunday Igboho has been accepted. He said Igboho, who apologised on Wednesday in a viral video for stating that the Ooni disappointed Yoruba nation for not speaking the truth on herdsmen killings in South…

President Muhammadu Buhari has extended the tenure of the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Mohammed Adamu for three months. The Minister of Police Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi disclosed this on Thursday while briefing State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He said that the decision of the President to extend the IGP’s tenure for another…

President Muhammadu Buhari has forwarded the names of the immediate past Service Chiefs to the Senate as non-career Ambassadors-Designate. In a letter to Senator Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan, President of the Senate, the President said: “In accordance with section 171 (1), (2) (c) & sub-section (4) of 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as…

The Speaker, Kwara House of Assembly, Hon. Yakubu Danladi has been rumoured to have sacked his media aide Ibrahim Sheriff Gold for his alleged role in the disruption of the APC stakeholders’ meeting held in Ilorin, Wednesday. Sheriff Gold, a popular member of the Lukman Mustapha media crew who does not hide his disdain for…

Kano State government has banned an Islamic cleric, Sheikh Abduljabar Sheikh Nasir Kabara from preaching in the state for his mode of teachings considered to be inciting. The state commissioner for Information, Malam Muhammad Garba, who addressed newsmen in Kano, Wednesday night, said the decision was part of the state Executive Council’s resolutions at its…

The Federal Executive Council (FEC), presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday approved the establishment of 20 private universities in the country. Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, who briefed newsmen after the session, said the approved universities will get their provisional licenses from the National Universities Commission (NUC), which they will use for the…

Ekiti State Governor and Chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum, Kayode Fayemi has said that 1.3 persons have been tested for covid-19 since the pandemic hit the country in 2020. Fayemi  disclosed on Tuesday while delivering an address at the Chatham House Event, London, titled: “The role of Nigeria’s State Governments in recovery: responses to…